End of the Winter Challenge

Today is the end of the winter fuel economy competition; I have some space in my tank so I get to report one last time tonight. A new contender showed up out of the blue almost near the end, he already had the records from his regular entry and only needed to transfer them to a competition entry. As of this writing, I am in 6th place. Some of the people in my division have only entered one or two tanks in non-hybrids. With 11, going on 12 fill-ups, I thought I was a shoe in for most number of stops at a gas station, but I didn’t even come close on that mark; it is a relief because I think I may have covered the most miles during this competition.

I spoke with one of my customers and he is doing well with his Accord 5 speed and is getting excellent mileage with his setup, many miles in a Scangauge equipped car Congratulations Steven.

The maintenance minder is currently sitting at 70% so it looks like I will be doing another oil change during the next competition. The warmer temperatures will send the fuel economy though the roof, but the spring winds and rain stand to put a damper on all that. March through May will be an interesting challenge.

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Kacey Green
for the Midlands Hybrid Club
"Promoting the spread of clean personal transportation technologies."

My fuel economy, tracked at every fill-up since purchase, your mileage will vary.

The Midlands Hybrid Club, the home of the hybrid club and hypermiling of the Carolinas, based in Columbia, SC.